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Letters Patent No. 82,505, dated September 29, 1868..

IMPROVEMENT IN HAY-ENIV'EsV.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known thatI, CHARLES A. FISHER, of Geneseo, in the countyv of Henry, and State of Illinois, have invented a new and improved Hay-Knife; and I do hereby declarertbat the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof', which will enable those skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this Specification. l

This invention relates to the construction of'a knife for cutting hay, but relating more particularly to th handle thereof, and the manner of its connection with the shank of the knife; the 'invention consisting in improve-f' ments made on a hay-knife of' similar construction, for which I have already-.received Letters Patent of the United States. Y i I The drawing- Figure 1,' gives a longitudinal view of a hay-knife constructed according t0 my invention.

Figure 2 is an edge viewofrthe same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.l

A is the blade, which is attached to a forked shank, B.

C is the handle, which is of wood, and inserted into a socket, D, in the shank.`

E is a bearing-handle, which is attached to the handle C by a band,j`. v

The lower forward corner of Athe blade A forms an acute angle, g, .for the purpose of Vmore readily' penetrating thehay, and the blade is attached to the shank B, and to the brace B', by rivets orscrews, as may be most convenient.'

At the upper end of the shank there is a socket, which receives thc handle C, and the handle is fastened in the socket by a pin, or in any other suitable manner.

The handle C is bent (as seen inlfg.'2) at e', so as4 to protect the hand of the operator from thehay whent the knife is in use. o

The handle C is made of wood, whereby it is rendered lighter, and betteradapted to the purpose intended than one' made of metal l I claim Vas new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The socket D, thewooden handle C, the bend C', .and the blade A, when the'same are formed and combined,

CHARLES A. FISHER.

Witnesses CHARLES SMITH,- CHAs. FENEREW. 

